Net tournaments 🎾 🏸 🏓

Tomorrow many of the pupils in Y3-6 will be competing in ‘in-school’ tournaments, choosing from tennis, badminton and table tennis. All children have had tennis lessons this term and some attend tennis club after school. Quite a few have been taught badminton during enrichment sessions and table tennis is a bit hit with Y5&6 during […]

A visit from the London Fire Brigade

Year 2 and Year 5 had a visit from the London Fire Brigade this afternoon. The children learnt how to prevent fire and how to stay safe if there was a fire at school or at home.

Animals and the Outside World

Year 5 spent the first part of the afternoon learning about animals and their adaptations. Afterwards, we explored the school grounds looking for evidence of pollination. Zoolab Pollination exploration

Year 5 Orienteering

We had a great day in the sun yesterday completing an orienteering course in Peckham Rye Park. We learnt how to take a bearing with a compass and identified map legends/symbols before heading off in groups in search of posts. First, we practised skills in the playground… Then we found posts and emoji faces… It […]

Tea Towel Adverts

Still not sure if the St Margaret’s tea towel is for you? Loving your tea towel so much that you’re questioning whether to buy more? Well look no further than these highly polished adverts.

Sutcliffe athletics

Following the excitement of the Commonwealth Games, we will be taking to the track and field at the newly refurbished Sutcliffe Park. Year 2,3,4 are going this coming Monday (23rd) and Y5/6 on Monday 30th. Year 2,3,4 are going again on Monday 14th May and Y5/6 on Monday 21st May. Children should come to school […]

200 nights of reading means…

The first of our KS2 children have clocked up a whopping 200 nights of reading in their journals! Congratulations! Y3-6 came up with a shortlist of treats to mark this milestone and the most popular was a non-uniform day. So on Thursday 28th June, everyone who has reached 200 nights can come to school in […]

Making a potato house!

Ever pondered that age old question: What would happen if I made a house for my potato and cut a light hole at the end? Well, Year 5 have done just that! In DT we designed and built a ‘house’ using wood and set up a potato obstacle course inside. We explored different ways of […]

The St Margaret’s Tea Towel!

Year 5 have set up and run a whole school project to produce a brand new 2017 – 18 tea towel! We will be selling them in the playground after school. £4 or £6 for 2!

Year 5 & 6 Printing

This half term we have been learning different printing techniques. We used styrofoam to explore texture and created our own waves inspired by Hokusai. We have also used Lino printing to explore Greek patterns. Finally, we learnt stencilling techniques. We used card and craft knives to create artwork based on PAC-MAN.